Whole Blue Cheese-Stuffed Green Olives in Bulk Saline from Japan
Gourmet whole green olives stuffed with blue cheese, packed in saline brine in industrial containers over 8 kg drained weight. Classified in 2005.70.25.20 as whole stuffed green olives in large saline packs, excluding dairy-dominant mixtures. For high-end food processing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Address dairy import quotas and pasteurization proofs for cheese stuffing
• Ensure olives remain principal ingredient (>50% by weight)
• Pitfall: Allergen declaration omissions leading to holds